Originally Posted by
kantuckee
Craftnut, I have a beautiful mostly unused Kenmore 85 (I think). It is in a portable case and seems in perfect condition. I need to do some maintenance on it and starting with the oiling. Is there anything special I need to know about the machine?
Kantuckee, just use some oil on every little moving part you see. You can clean up any dirt with a couple drops of oil. Muv has a wonderful video about cleaning up any old machine not just what she has in the video. Here is a link:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/vintage...v-t167789.html I know some of us do a lot more than that but we are doing it on some derelict machines to transform them to last another 100 years more or less. There are parts available if you are missing any rubber parts, springs or what not.